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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Jordyn Beazley

Windfarm plans in choppy waters as Coalition and One Nation whip up doubts

Frank Future, who runs a whale watching business in Nelson Bay.
Frank Future, who runs a whale watching business in Nelson Bay. Photograph: Brydie Piaf/The Guardian

Frank Future didn’t expect to find an ally in Peter Dutton over his concerns that the offshore wind farm proposed for the Hunter region could have an irreparable impact on the environment.

“He came out with a group of us on that one over there,” he says, pointing to a boat floating metres from the whale watching vessel that he’s run in Nelson Bay for nearly 30 years. “He really saw that there was limited community consultation before that zone was declared.”

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